Looks really disturbing. I don't know if that was AFF or just a coach jump

Based on the dive flow - solo exit, turns and back loops, I'm guessing a coach type jump, but I'm not sure how that all works in Russia, so I can't say who would have been on the jump (if it was a rated instructor or not).

The video has been posted before, and another disturbing part is the loose right legstrap, you can see the slack and that it would be possible for the jumper to reach under it looking for the handle.

Another thing is shows (and this goes for any jump anywhere) is that if you don't break off when you're supposed to, someone who has lost altitude awareness will think the skydive is still 'on'. You can see that the student never looks at his alti, but is always making eye contact with the 'coach/instructor'. If any any time the coach/instructor had simply turned and left, that would have got the student thinking.

Well, the student waved off and was going for his main before the reserve fired (and pitched a split second after), so I don't think we can call this an AAD save of the student. Hopefully he survived the two out (so it won't be an AAD fatality).

10 sec reserve ride for the coach/instructor (I'm assuming it was his reserve, but can't be sure).

I would hope that was not an instructional dive. His body position. Was amazingly bad. If a real instrunctor was filming that, I'd hope for some immediate interaction.

Post dive, fix the fit of the leg strap. Then send him back for additional training.

Teach a proper, compfortable, stable, arch, and recovery. The guy looks kinda big.Its more common to allow that to become a problem since generally, its stable (more or less) and making a bigger guy arch is sometimes out of the fall rate range of unprepared instructors.

I tend to believe it was just a new jumper wanting a video and the videographer is used to relying on others for altitude awareness. I bet he stopped doing that immediately.

The camera man was more than likely on his main as you can see a frame with the cutaway cable going up the back of his yellow risers. Also, the color of the main (multi-colored) usually means a main, although some older reserves (Raven for example) could be used as both a main and reserve, but most reserves are a solid color.

My search foo is weak tonight, I'm pretty sure I've seen this posted on here, but I can't find the thread.

If I was person who make desicisons, both of the jumpers never jumped again at my DZ.

I don't know about the student, maybe back him/her up in the progression and work on altitude awareness.

The coach, however, needs a talking to. I was taught that busting the hard deck is a huge No-No! I don't think banishment is in order, but it might be a while before I'd send them out on another coach jump?

But then, who in their right state of mind would allow me to be making decisions?

I don't think such extreme measures are called for. They both survived the jump so they must have been doing something right.

I agree that such extreme measures are not called-for here. A more measured response such as remedial training during a weekend-long sit-down at the DZ (for both of them!), for example, might be a good way to deal with this.

On the other hand, I strongly disagree with the all-too-often sentiment that just because a skydiver survives a dumbass move unscathed, he must have been doing something right. That's worse than a tired, old cliche; it's bullshit and it sets a dangerous example for novices.

The corollary to the harsh fact that in skydiving you can do everything right and still die, is that sometimes you can do things shockingly wrong and still walk away unharmed.

On the other hand, I strongly disagree with the all-too-often sentiment that just because a skydiver survives a dumbass move unscathed, he must have been doing something right. That's worse than a tired, old cliche; it's bullshit and it sets a dangerous example for novices.

What I mean is that they could have done more bad things, like panic and cut the reserve lines with a hook knife or something.